jQuery.cookie = function (key, value, options) {
 
     // key and value given, set cookie...
     if (arguments.length > 1 && (value === null || typeof value !== "object")) {
         options = jQuery.extend({}, options);
 
         if (value === null) {
             options.expires = -1;
         }
 
         if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {
             var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();
             t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);
         }
 
         return (document.cookie = [
             encodeURIComponent(key), '=',
             options.raw ? String(value) : encodeURIComponent(String(value)),
             options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
             options.path ? '; path=' + options.path : '',
             options.domain ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',
             options.secure ? '; secure' : ''
         ].join(''));
     }
 
     // key and possibly options given, get cookie...
     options = value || {};
     var result, decode = options.raw ? function (s) { return s; } : decodeURIComponent;
     return (result = new RegExp('(?:^|; )' + encodeURIComponent(key) + '=([^;]*)').exec(document.cookie)) ? decode(result[1]) : null;
 };